Megamouth Shark | facts | size |

Megamouth Shark | facts | size | :

Megamouth Shark

Scientific Name: Megachashma Plelagios
Common Found: Tropical Ocean

Length: Up to 18ft

"megamouth shark facts"The Megamouth Shark is a deep water shark and is rarely seen by humans. As their name implies , Megamouth shark have a large mouth with small teeth, and a broad, rounded snout. Unlike other sharks it does not hunt for prey . It swims with its enormous mouth reaching up to 4 ft in wide open, filtering water for plankton, squid and jellyfish. Currently there has only been a total of 53 confirmed sightings of the megamout shark